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Puttalam (Sinhala: පුත්තලම, romanized: Puttalama; Tamil: புத்தளம், romanized: Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an Urban Council.

Puttalam
පුත්තලම
புத்தளம்
Town
Puttalam
පුත්තලම
புத்தளம்
Coordinates: 08°02′03″N 79°50′07″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western
DistrictPuttalam District
Divisional SecretariatPuttalam Division
Government
  TypePuttalam Urban Council
  ChairmanVacant since May 2021.[1]
Area
  Town25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
  Land119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Town45,511 (Urban Council)
  Urban density1,778/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
  Metro
82,443 (Puttalam Division)
  Metro density471.1/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Climate


Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical savanna climate with a short dry season from June to September and a second dry season from January to March. The wet season is mainly from October to December. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with little variations in between.

Climate data for Puttalam (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)
37.9
(100.2)
38.5
(101.3)
38.5
(101.3)
36.2
(97.2)
36.1
(97.0)
36.7
(98.1)
35.5
(95.9)
35.7
(96.3)
35.5
(95.9)
36.1
(97.0)
34.6
(94.3)
38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)
32.1
(89.8)
33.2
(91.8)
33.1
(91.6)
32.3
(90.1)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.1
(88.0)
30.5
(86.9)
29.9
(85.8)
31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.8
(80.2)
28.1
(82.6)
28.8
(83.8)
29.0
(84.2)
28.8
(83.8)
28.5
(83.3)
28.5
(83.3)
28.5
(83.3)
27.6
(81.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.0
(78.8)
27.8
(82.0)
Average low °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
21.4
(70.5)
23.1
(73.6)
24.5
(76.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
25.6
(78.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.3
(77.5)
24.1
(75.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.1
(71.8)
24.0
(75.2)
Record low °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
13.5
(56.3)
14.9
(58.8)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
20.4
(68.7)
21.0
(69.8)
20.2
(68.4)
20.4
(68.7)
19.4
(66.9)
16.7
(62.1)
16.7
(62.1)
13.5
(56.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55
(2.2)
40
(1.6)
66
(2.6)
176
(6.9)
95
(3.7)
42
(1.7)
16
(0.6)
16
(0.6)
64
(2.5)
238
(9.4)
249
(9.8)
138
(5.4)
1,195
(47.0)
Average relative humidity (%) (at Daytime) 70 66 67 71 74 73 73 73 72 75 76 75 72
Source 1: NOAA [3]
Source 2: Department of Meteorology (records up to 2007)[4]

"Puttalam records from 2007 to 2021" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


Energy


Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited an Indian firm invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MW s of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region.


Religion


Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. (86%) of Puttalam's resident's religion is Islam, urban area's are dominated by them. While Buddhist and Christians are significant minorities with a small number of Hindu population.[5]

Religion in Puttalam Town (2012)
Population Percent
Islam
86.02%
Buddhist
12.27%
Christian
7.60%
Hindu
1.27%
Others
0.01%

Source:statistics.gov.lk


Education



National Schools:[6]



Provincial Schools



Notable people



References





На других языках


[de] Puttalam

Puttalam (Sinhala පුත්තලම) ist eine 45.000-Einwohner-Stadt an der Westküste Sri Lankas und Hauptort des gleichnamigen Verwaltungsdistrikts.
- [en] Puttalam

[ru] Путталам (город)

Путталам (синг. පුත්තලම, там. புத்தளம்) — город на северо-западе Шри-Ланки. Путталам является административным центром округа Путталам в Северо-западной провинции страны. Городом управляет Городской совет. Расположен в 134 км севернее Коломбо. Население города на 2011 год составляло 45 661 человек.[2]



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